squatty

[ skwot-ee ]

adjective

, squat·ti·er, squat·ti·est.

1. short and thick; low and broad.

Other Words From

• squatti·ly adverb
• squatti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of squatty¹

First recorded in 1880–85; squat + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He’s a bit more “squatty” now, as he put it, and hopes a lower set up will help him cover the bottom of the zone better.

From Washington Post

Then he went “back down into his legs” — or, uh, got squatty — before slowly raising his body in the following years.

From Washington Post

On a pantry shelf there once lived a funny squatty-looking pitcher-man.

From Project Gutenberg

With the glorious flush of victory thrilling his whole frame Perk stood by to fend off as they drew close to the squatty stern.

From Project Gutenberg

He crossed the lane to a squatty old structure of brick by the water-side, and peeped in.

From Project Gutenberg

I saw a German soldier hurrying towards a squatty peasant house.

From Project Gutenberg

Rows of dirty tents, lines of squatty log-cabins, and many flat-board houses clustered around an immense sawmill.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• below
• depressed
• flat
• little
• small